Flooding Response: Swift Plan in Place to Add Temporary Bridge on Route 219 Through Boynton

Flooding response: Swift plan in place to add temporary bridge on Route 219 through Boynton

Tuesday's flooding destroyed the Boynton Bridge on U.S. Route 219 in southern Somerset County, but a PennDOT plan will have traffic crossing Piney Creek again in June, state transportation officials said Friday.

Swift plan in place to add temporary bridge on Route 219 through Boynton

Tuesday's flooding destroyed the Boynton Bridge on U.S. Route 219 in southern Somerset County, but a PennDOT plan will have traffic crossing Piney Creek again in June, state transportation officials said Friday.

PennDOT announces plans after Somerset County bridge damaged after flooding

SOMERSET COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) -- After flood waters damaged a bridge in Boynton, PennDOT and local officials held a presser to discuss what would be next for the bridge and the community beyond it. Vince Greenland, District 9 Chief, relayed that the damage to the bridge was expansive and ultimately compromised the overall structural integrity of the bridge. He went on to explain that because of the damage, the bridge could not be repaired and woul…